by Meg Lynch, Editor
I took a quick trip to St. Louis, Missouri, recently. This trip reminded me of the first time I visited the city, which was a few summers ago (I've been back a few times since, but in other seasons). On that first trip, and again last week, the city's streetside plantings bowled me over.
Big, colorful flowering tropical plants fill a 30-yard-long (or so) border in front of the historic Old Courthouse downtown (behind which you can glimpse the Gateway Arch). The city uses foliage plants to great effect too, with giant green and purple elephant ears (Colocasia) and variegated angel's wings (Caladium) planted in the medians downtown.
I didn't have a chance to stop by the Missouri Botanical Garden on this trip, but I've been once and I hope to see it again on my next trip to St. Louis.
The weather looks good for Boston this week, so I'll try to get some pictures of what's growing and blooming alongside this city's streets and over in the Public Garden. What's happening where you live?
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